Homeland Security at Upper Iowa University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security school? To help you decide if Upper Iowa University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security program.

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and approximately 3,610 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

UIU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UIU offers distance education options for homeland security at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UIU Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at UIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at UIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Upper Iowa University.

UIU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security from UIU. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at UIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIU also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

The following homeland security concentations are available at Upper Iowa University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Upper Iowa University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,080	$81,800
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	590	$44,190
Emergency Management Directors	150	$69,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.